Official Stills for the Bloody Road Trip Horror/Comedy "Blood Riders: The Devil Rides with Us".

Laughter Slaughter Films recently send the horror chamber stills for their upcoming release "Blood Riders: The Devil Rides with Us". The film stars Corey Lof, A.J. Morabito, Caitlynne Medrek and Joel Ballanger.

"Blood Riders: The Devil Rides with Us" will be screening at International Horror Hotel in Hudson, Ohio on June 7th and CinemaFantastique in Vancouver, BC on July 11th. The film is also being released on DVD by Brink DVD on August 25th.

For more information on this film, you can visit the film's official website at:  www.TheDevilRidesWithUs.com

Plot Synopsis:

Blood Riders: The Devil Rides with Us is a blood soaked adventure comedy about four young friends who stumble upon a body after stealing a car. That discovery pushes the friends on a road trip around town during which they try get rid of the increasing amount of corpses. Along their wild ride the kids encounter neo-Nazis, punk artists, devil worshipers and a plan to resurrect Hitler.

Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Drama "Maggie" Arrives on DVD and Blu-Ray

Lionsgate Home Entertainment recently released DVD and Blu-Ray information for the zombie drama "Maggie". The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator: Genisys),Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Best Supporting Actress, Little Miss Sunshine, 2006) and Joely Richardson (TV’s “Nip/Tuck,” The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo).

Special features on the DVD and Blu-Ray includes Making Maggie” Featurette, Deleted Scene, Cast & Crew Interviews and Audio Commentary with Director Henry Hobson.

"Maggie" hits retail on July 7th.

Press Release:

Arnold Schwarzenegger is back and better than ever in the post-apocalyptic story, Maggie, arriving on Digital HD June 30th and on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus Digital) July 7th from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The film is currently available via On Demand. Also starring Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin (Best Supporting Actress, Little Miss Sunshine, 2006) and Joely Richardson (TV’s “Nip/Tuck,” The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Maggie follows the outbreak of a deadly zombie virus that sweeps the nation.

As the nation reels from a lethal virus that turns its victims into zombies, Wade's (Schwarzenegger) daughter Maggie (Breslin) has been infected. Now, as Maggie's condition worsens, Wade will stop at nothing to protect her from the authorities seeking to kill her to eradicate the virus.

With bonus materials including a “making of” featurette, an audio commentary with the director, a deleted scene and cast and crew interviews, Maggie will be available on Blu-ray™ and DVD for the suggested retail price of $19.99 and $19.98, respectively.

Film Review: "Jonah Lives"

Wild Eye Releasing has had a very good track record when it comes to the films that they’ve distributed. When I first heard about “Jonah Lives”, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to see this film. What made me ultimately decide to see this was the fact it had 80’s scream queen Brink Stevens starring and the film was filmed in the southern New England area where I live.

The film is about a woman (Brink Stevens), who murders her husband and gets away with it. Everything in her life is going well until a group of teens accidentally awaken her dead husband with their Ouija board. What the teens don’t know, he has returned as a zombie and he is out for revenge and them for awaking him from his eternal sleep. Can they find a way out of his murderous victims before they become his victims?

Going into this film, I was expecting to enjoy “Johan Lives” and have a good time reviewing this film. It’s a supernatural film and the fact that it stared Brink Stevens from such films as “Sorority Babes in the Slime Bowl-O-Rama”, “Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity” and most recently “Trophy Heads” But once I pushed play, this film started to downhill in a hurry and it’s sad as this film has a very good score. It’s just that everything felt dull.

Writer/director Luis Carvalho doesn’t do a good job making sure the film has a suspenseful and horrifying feel to it. From the way that he handles his direction of the death scenes to the flow of the film everything felt dull and made for some very boring moments. You can’t have that when you’re dealing with a supernatural film. The other thing that I didn’t like was the performances. Carvalho doesn’t do a good job making sure the performances are entertaining to keep your interest. The cast tries hard to do that but the sloppy direction really makes the performances feel very one note. It would’ve have been better if he directed that aspect with more energy.

Carvalho’s screenplay wasn’t that better, as it worse than his direction. This was one that left me more confused at times as it felt like two films in one. The actual film with everyone trapped in the basement and the party upstairs. This film should’ve stayed downstairs for almost the entire time. Every time the story would cut into the party scenes, the flow of the film comes to a screeching halt with characters like the child upstairs in the house where her parents are partying. This character played no part in the overall story. It felt needless and made no sense with the story. There should have been one or two scenes plus the ending as the party subplot was highlighted way too much as it took away the focus from the characters that were in danger. The other thing that makes this very bad was that some of the scenes were way too long. When you have written scenes that goes on and takes forever to end without a payoff, you start to become bored. This slowed this story down, as it made it for some very boring scenes. When that happens, you lose interest like I did with this film.

I was really hoping to enjoy this film considering this film was made in Fall River, MA, but I can’t recommend this. “Johan Lives” is a supernatural zombie film with bad directing and a horrible screenplay. I wished this title would stay in its grave.

Review Rating: One Star

"Private Number" Makes a Haunting Call on DVD

Arc Entertainment recently released information for the upcoming DVD release of "Private Number". The film stars Tom Sizemore (BLACK HAWK DOWN), Judd Nelson (THE BREAKFAST CLUB), Nicholle Tom (“The Nanny”) and Hal Ozsan (“Dawson’s Creek”).

No special features were announced.

"Private Number" hits retail on June 2nd.

Plot Synopsis:

A series of sinister phone calls haunt an ex-alcoholic writer as he struggles to finish a novel. Efforts to trace the calls result in dead ends, leaving the author with no choice but to solve the mystery himself. As he pieces together scant information he discovers the local police are hiding details about a horrific serial killer. In his obsessive search for answers, he loses his grip on reality, and spirals downward into a maelstrom of violence and terror.

Italian Rock Horror Opera "Extreme Jukebox" set to Rock Out On Blu-Ray

Troma Entertainment recently released information for their upcoming  Blu-Ray release of the Italian rock horror opera "Extreme Jukebox". The film stars Alessio Cherubini, Elisabetta Loi, Guglielmo Favilla, Maurizio Lastrico and Pino Scotto

Special features on the Blu-Ray include Behind the Scenes documentary, Trailer. Rainbow Projects, Slide show and Troma Trailers.

"Extreme Jukebox" hits retail on June 9th.

Plot Synopsis:

Welcome to Nova Springs, a rock and roll metropolis chock-full of rising stars. Here you'll meet Jessie Cake, a charismatic glam metal frontman and his groupie girlfriend, Chloe. After unearthing a mysterious LP in the abandoned estate of legendary 80s superstar David Crystal, these young lovers unleash a bloodthirsty spirit...the infamous Killer of the Woods. Even worse is the flesh-and-blood maniac Naughty Rocky Boy, the skulking back-alley killer whose weapon of choice is a musical instrument! As the bodies pile up in Nova Springs, it's up to Jessie, Chloe, and rock'n'roll priest Father Zappa (Italian heavy-metal pioneer Pino Scotto) to set things right. It's LORDS OF SALEM by way of ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL, with a side of spaghetti!

German Splatter Master Andreas Schnaas Uncut Version of "Anthropophagous 2000" Makes DVD Debut

Massacre Video recently released information for their upcoming DVD release on Andreas Schnaas' "Anthropophagous 2000". The film stars Andre Sobottka, Achim Kohlhase and Maja Carstens.

Special features on the DVD include English Subtitles, Rare Deleted Scenes, Trailers for Massacre Video releases, Image Gallery including Stills, Original Storyboards and more.

"Anthropophagous 2000" hits retail on June 9th.

Plot Synopsis:

Nikos and his family are trapped during a heavy storm in a boat, leading to the unfortunate death of their daughter Vicky. Nikos becomes mad with the desire to survive, and he begins to kill and eat his own wife. Nikos manages to reach the shore of a small island, but his appetite for human flesh has consumed him. A group of young people on vacation have an unfortunate meeting with Niko. Will these youngsters make it out alive?

Massacre Video proudly presents, ANTHROPOPHAGOUS 2000, from the German Splatter master Andreas Schnaas, fully uncut for the first time ever in America!

Black Mask Studios Announces Reprint of Issue #1 of "Mayday"

Black Mask Studios recently send us over NSFW preview panels and information about the reprint of issue #1 of "Mayday". The first issue sold out and it was recently announced that Tim Kring's (HEROES) Imperative Entertainment has plans to develop "Mayday" for TV.

"Mayday" Issue #1 reprint is due out on June 3rd along with Issue #2 of the comic.

Press Release:

Before it even hit shelves MAYDAY #1, our crazy little drug fueled cult book, was sold out at Diamond and the buzz was building. With the announcement that Tim Kring's (HEROES) Imperative Entertainment has plans to develop MAYDAY for TV the books became even harder to get your hands on. So after last month's sellouts for WE CAN NEVER GO HOME #1 (reprint in shops this Wednesday) and SPACE RIDERS #1 (reprints in shops next Wednesday) we were once again unable to meet demand. BUT NOW IT'S COMING BACK! The MAYDAY #1 reprint features an all new cover by artist Amancay Nahuelpan. It will be on shelves 6/3, the same day as issue #2.

BUT NOW IT'S COMING BACK!

The MAYDAY  #1 reprint features an all new cover by artist Amancay Nahuelpan. It will be on shelves 6/3, the same day as issue #2.

A washed-up, drug-addicted screenwriter and a transgender bartender stumble onto a Satanic cult's plan to sacrifice people all across LA (geomapped in the form of a pentagram, of course) and bring on Armageddon. As our intrepid, damaged heroes embark on a suicide mission to stop the crazy cultists, even they wonder if this is all really happening or if they're just plain crazy. Probably both. The latest project from Curt Pires (Dark Horse's upcoming Tomorrows, Boom!'s upcoming The Fiction) sees him teaming with art sensation Chris Peterson (Grindhouse, Boom!'s upcoming Broken World) for a story that cuts to the very center of Hollywood mythology and depravity itself.